Medically Assisted Death with Megan Linton

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Can euthanasia ever be just in an unjust society? On today’s episode we talked to disabilities justice expert Megan Linton about Canada’s Medical Assistance in Dying program: how it works, its limitations, and where expansions may take it. Megan is the host of Invisible Institutions, a documentary podcast exploring the past and present of institutions for people labelled with intellectual and developmental disabilities in Canada.
Canada’s Suicide Prevention Sources: https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/suicide-prevention.html
Invisible Institutions: http://invisibleinstitutions.com
Donate to Michal Kaliszan’s GoFundMe for home care: https://www.gofundme.com/f/home-care-for-michal-kaliszan
Contact Sylvia Jones about Michal’s case: https://sylviajonesmpp.ca/contact/
Megan recommends the book Bleed by Tracey Lindeman: https://www.bleedthebook.com
Get involved with disability justice: https://www.djno.ca
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